PDF dynamic form import export


Hi,

although I have many years of coding behind, I came to problem without solution. I guess I got tired and old! I have an application I have developed (and been developing for years for financial institution). Now, they want the following:
1. Program generates reporting forms for all of their clients (already got this) in PDF format (static ... people had to fill in data by hand and fax it back)
2. The PDF form (static) becomes dynamic as all data (data is simple, mostly key info that will be used to later import new data back to SQL server)generated by app is filled in from MS SQL
3.Dynamic PDF Form is sent to client via mail
4. Client's IT department (or myself) generates script that imports clients' data into a form (each client had between 1-300 of such forms)
5. PDF form(s) is/are sent back to us, and we import new data to our DB using database keys that have already beeb created in step 2
6. Data is being verified before it actually gets imported in DB

I also think of using Excel instead of PDF, although it is more fragile.

I have found solution on this site on how to handle this using vb.net, but I would like to use vb6 as application is made in vb6. Users are dummies, thay do not know hot to use Acrobat, everything has to be "a click from their application made in vb6".

Suggestions, tutorials, code, classes ... all is welcomed.

Thank you.

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